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Waterford Oaks

Silver Lake–Scott Lake, 3 lakes

14.6 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 4 hr 56 min

Silver Lake–Scott Lake, 3 lakes is a 14.6-mile out-and-back in Waterford Oaks near Clintonville, MI. The route passes Scott Lake, Silver Lake and Galloway Creek. It is mostly level, with 134 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi919 – 991 ft16.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.66427, -83.34556
Nearest town Clintonville, MI
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Silver Lake–Scott Lake, 3 lakes

14.6 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 4 hr 56 min

Elevation 919–992 ft

Out & Back · Waterford Oaks

Trailhead: 42.66427, -83.34556

Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 64°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:33 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  3. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.5 miPass Scott Lake.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miPass Silver Lake.
  7. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 1.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  12. 1 miBear right, heading E.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  14. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  15. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  18. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  20. 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  22. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  24. 200 ftBear right, heading E.
  25. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  27. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  28. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  30. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  31. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  33. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  34. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  35. 0.2 miPass Galloway Creek.
  36. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  37. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  38. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  39. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  40. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  41. 250 ftReach Silver Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  42. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  43. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  44. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  45. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  46. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  47. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  48. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  49. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  50. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  51. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  52. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  53. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  54. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  55. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  56. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  57. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  58. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  59. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  60. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  61. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  62. 1.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  63. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  64. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  65. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  66. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  67. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  68. 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
  69. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  70. 1 miBear left, heading W.
  71. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  72. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  73. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  74. 1.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  75. 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  76. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
  77. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  78. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/silver-lake-scott-lake-out-back-8-lakes-24-km

Trail surface

30% paved70% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 64°F47°
Feels like46°Precip0%Wind11 mphUV5Humidity77%
Rained 0.4″ 3 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
65°45°
Sunrise 7:21 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:33 PM
Wed 67°53°
Thu 69°51°
Fri 71°52°
Sat 74°52°
Sun 76°54°
Mon 78°56°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~51 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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